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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1948
Page
5
Philadelphia reports temper flare as sunspot activity nears maximum intensity for the first time in 11 years. Scientists link ultraviolet rays to emotional imbalance and mood shifts amid the sunny spell.
Dr Roy K Marshall of Fels Planetarium explains sun spot activity affects human temperament via UV rays and disrupts radio and telegraph signals. He notes historical peak in 1837 correlating with global events and predicts radio fade for the next two to three years while some say crops benefit from solar radiation.
Sacred Heart Catholic upset Montague Ave Methodist 18 to 7 as Michael and Ritter hit home runs for the winners. Other games saw United Brethren beat Brad dock St Methodist 4 to 3, Christ Episcopal 22 to 11 over Baptists, and Rosenberger blank Red Wing 6 to 0 in City League play.
Bill Wetherall fourteen of Boyce will steer a gravity racer in the third annual Winchester Soap Box Derby at Jail Hill July 17. He builds the racer at home on his porch with night work lights and has ridden his horse Open the Door Richard in local shows. John Clarke County Supply Co. sponsors his derby entry.
Brook Smith of Middletown has been awarded a one year scholarship to Winchester Business College. He is the son of the late Mrs. Smith and will live with Mrs. A. L. Martin in Bartonsville. Smith graduated from Stephens City High School on June 2 after achieving the top score on a Frederick Clarke area competitive exam and plans to enroll in September.
The VFW will hold a meeting at 8 p m Monday at the residence of John Fosorink just off the Berryville pike with transportation provided from Rouss Avenue. In sports, the American League standings list Cleveland and Philadelphia leading. last night’s results include Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 0 and Detroit 9 Cleveland 0. Ted Kluszewski starred for the Reds with a bases loaded double. Paul Dir was the winning pitcher for the Reds in a 6-4 victory over Pittsburgh.
J F Whiteford, an American consulting engineer, sued two London doctors claiming breach of warranty and negligence for diagnosing in 1942 that he had months to live. He says they misdiagnosed a bladder ailment, removed his prostate, and told him of inoperable cancer causing him to liquidate his business and return to the United States to die. An American physician reportedly told him there was nothing wrong but a bladder issue.
Ralph M. Ware president of First National Bank Berryville urges adoption of a Community Chest plan before the Berryville and Clarke County Chamber of Commerce. He lists five essentials for success and notes objections. Garland M. Canter names Oscar Ramsburg to survey willingness to join and gauges public sentiment. J. E. Emmerth heads the program committee and Reginald G. Morrison leads the membership committee.
Warren County supervisors and major suburban interests plan to carry the annexation ruling favorable to Front Royal to the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. A three judge panel upheld a Front Royal ordinance annexing 2514 acres, with opponents including the county administration and major companies.
The Baha'i Temple dome at Wilmette Illinois is described as the seventh largest in the world. It reportedly follows the Pantheon and St Peter's in Rome, the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, and Santa Sophia in Constantinople, and St. Paul's in London.
The note pairs London with Washington D C as focal points. It mentions the Bahai Temple with a 93 foot diameter and notes young New Zealand cuckoo birds migrate across vast ocean distances to Polynesian wintering grounds without older guides.
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